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Recent Examples of tempo
The Gators have been bothered by physicality at times in the NCAA Tournament and haven’t been able to speed up teams wanting to drag the tempo down.
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The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
There is something of a stylistic resemblance between the two undersized point guards, both of whom can dictate a methodical tempo to their advantage.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Alabama uses tempo — relentless, unforgiving, exhausting tempo — as the fuel for averaging 90.8 points per game, tops in the nation.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Its more leisurely tempo has fallen out of favor with younger generations, who prefer quicker play.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
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The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
There is something of a stylistic resemblance between the two undersized point guards, both of whom can dictate a methodical tempo to their advantage.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Alabama uses tempo — relentless, unforgiving, exhausting tempo — as the fuel for averaging 90.8 points per game, tops in the nation.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Its more leisurely tempo has fallen out of favor with younger generations, who prefer quicker play.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempo
Noun
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Central banks, especially in China and parts of the Global South, have been amassing gold reserves at a historic pace.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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The regular-season Magic finished 29th in pace and 30th in 3-point percentage.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Consumers face an overall average effective tariff rate of 28%, the highest since 1901, according to the Yale Budget Lab. Need a break?—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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For more than a decade, non-profits have been making the case that their collective increases have been small and often lower than the rate of inflation.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The line drive had a 109.1 mph exit velocity off the bat.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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With exit velocities routinely clocking in at over 100 mph, the 26-year-old is hitting .292 with a 1.003 OPS, five home runs and nine RBI.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Despite scoring only nine times herself, that speed has stretched opposition back-line and given Lyon other players the space to score over 100 goals this season.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Exposition — and there’s a lot of it — is delivered with blink-and-you’ll-miss-it speed.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lewy Body dementia is marked by visual hallucinations that are more prominent in the early stages of the disease, gait issues, falls, and parkinsonism.—
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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Rather than looking down at the ground directly in front of you, or letting your head arch back, gaze straight ahead, physical therapist, run coach and running gait analyst Lisa Mitro, DPT tells SELF.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Tempo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempo. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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